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What Captain Sully can Teach Sandwiched Boomers
As sandwiched boomers, the challenges you face and crises you endure may not be as dramatic as Captain Sullenberger’s, who landed a plane in the Hudson River. But there are lessons we all can learn from the passengers and crew who stayed calm and pulled together on that Airbus A320 flight. Sully described it as ‘the worst sickening pit of the stomach falling through the floor feeling.’ Yet his voice had no hint of panic when he told the air traffic controller he didn’t have time to land at the … Continue reading
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Weather reports across the United States tell us we are in the midst of an artic cold spell this week. How to stay warm? Heaters are good – cuddling with your love even better. Here are some tips for creating a hot relationship with your Sandwiched Generation partner. Invest in your partnership. Make time for your relationship just as you would for any valuable asset. The efforts that you put into growing and developing it will be returned in multiples. Use each other for support as you are going through … Continue reading
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As your anxiety rises from the uncertainty of the economic turmoil, take action to prevent your increasing stress from boiling over onto your family. Here are two more tips, be you a Sandwiched Boomer or not: Ask for help and get support from those around you in order to reduce the stress in your life. See a financial planner to set some goals and make a concrete plan about how to achieve them. Where you can, take action to relieve your worries. When you are not feeling so overwhelmed by … Continue reading
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Tagged deep breathing, economic turmoil, exercise, relaxation, Sandwiched Boomer, stress, support
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Financial considerations often form the basis of adult children and parents moving back in together. Even with the potential costs of remodeling to accommodate the two families, maintaining one household rather than two generally creates considerable savings for everyone. As Rhea summed it up in her comment yesterday, there are positive outcomes from sharing housing with family – saving money, for one. “Necessity will force a lot of living situations that we might not initially choose but will save us from financial ruin. It pays to learn how to live … Continue reading
